CVE-2018-0121 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software Release 3.0.0. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this flaw by submitting an empty password to the web-based service portal, gaining administrator privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness among security professionals.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:elastic_services_controller:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:virtual_managed_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.